Confucius Quotes
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Everyone calls his son his son, whether he has talents or has not talents.
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A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.
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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
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Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.
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The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.
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When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.
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The great man is sparing in words but prodigal in deeds.
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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
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When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.
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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
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The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct.
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When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.
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A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.
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He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail.
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Those who understands is not better than those who appreciates, those who appreciates is not better than those who enjoys.
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The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.
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Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
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A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.
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Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.
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There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
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The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.
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Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.
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In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.
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He who take cookie to bed have crummy night ahead.